diff --git a/tools/cache/listwatch.go b/tools/cache/listwatch.go
index 3db96396..f8679165 100644
--- a/tools/cache/listwatch.go
+++ b/tools/cache/listwatch.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package cache
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"time"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
@@ -91,13 +90,6 @@ func NewFilteredListWatchFromClient(c Getter, resource string, namespace string,
 	return &ListWatch{ListFunc: listFunc, WatchFunc: watchFunc}
 }
 
-func timeoutFromListOptions(options metav1.ListOptions) time.Duration {
-	if options.TimeoutSeconds != nil {
-		return time.Duration(*options.TimeoutSeconds) * time.Second
-	}
-	return 0
-}
-
 // List a set of apiserver resources
 func (lw *ListWatch) List(options metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	if !lw.DisableChunking {